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Personalised follow-up care needed to address varying health burdens in breast cancer patients
As breast cancer becomes a largely curable disease, with more than 70% of women surviving…
Surgery to prevent breast cancer requires a patient-doctor dialogue about risks, benefits
Risk-reducing mastectomy saves the lives of women who, because of hereditary or other risk factors,…
The micro-environment of breast cancer in three dimensions
Cancerous tumours thrive on blood, extending their roots deep into the fabric of the tissue…
Breast Cancer Trials launches new online tool to empower women in their treatment decisions
Breast Cancer Trials has launched a new online platform designed to help women make informed…
Studies connect hormone to breast cancer and uncover potential for novel targeted drugs
The hormone prolactin has long been understood to play a vital role in breast growth…
Targeting drug-resistant breast cancer with oestrogen
Researchers at Dartmouth’s and Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC), USA, hope to make oestrogen…
Plant compound shows promise against triple-negative breast cancer
Findings from a new cell study suggest that the natural plant compound sanguinarine could be…
Football Fitness: boost to health in women treated for breast cancer
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Rigshospitalet and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, have come…
Job changes following breast cancer are frequent in some cases
Breast cancer diagnosis: Around 88 percent of patients survive the first five years. Work is…
For young breast cancer patients, fertility concerns influence therapy decisions
Concerns about fertility often influence how young women with breast cancer approach treatment decisions and…